London in complete control

London 1-17 Kilkenny 0-2:LONDON WERE as dominant as the score would suggest when they dished out a hammering at Nowlan Park yesterday.

The losers kicked the first point through Paddy Raftice. However, within five minutes London had scores from Darren Horan and Aidan Fitzgerald to ease in front and they went on to lead 0-8 to 0-1 at the interval.

London wrapped up the match when Fitzgerald raced through to fire home a goal that stretched the gap to 1-10 to 0-1.

LONDON: E Byrne; D Egan, E Ó Cuiv, N Tuohy; D Conlon, C Beirne, B Comer; P Geraghty (0-3), P Whelan (0-4); C McAllion (0-1), J McCormick, D Hogan; E O’Neill, A Fitzgerald (1-3), D Horan (0-2). Subs: E Magee (0-3) for Geraghty, N Doherty (0-1) for B Comer; B Mulrooney for E Byrne.

KILKENNY: JJ O’Sullivan; M Cody, R. O’Hara, T Kehoe; JJ Grace, S Kenny, JJ Brennan; S Mahony, M Mahony; A Mackey, M Farrell, G Lalor; P Raftice (0-1), P Donnelly (0-1), M Saunders. Subs: E Brennan for JJ Grace, G Purcell for S Mahony, P Grace for G Lalor, D Brennan for G Purcell, J Culleton for Saunders.

Referee: M Collins (Cork).